A Final Salute

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When I was young I never realised how good life was, I guess no one really dose. That isn't to say I had a good childhood, oh no, I had a pretty horrible one; but compared to my life now…Well lets just say I wish it'd never changed.

Sometimes I wonder how I ended up here, fighting a war for people who have only ever brought pain to me, and then I remember… I remember the faces of the countless children dieing, dead, having their innocence ripped cruelly from them while they are so young. I fight this war for them. So they wont have to go through what I did. But sometimes… Sometimes I wish I had never left the safety of my cupboard and the sheltered life I had lived there.

It's true that if I hadn't I would never have felt what love was, but I also would never have tasted the bitter taste of betrayal or the soul wrenching pain of a broken heart.

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My times almost up… It's funny isn't it? How after all this… Killed just when it's finally over… For the best really… They would have tried to get rid of me anyway… I'd have too much power and support for them to risk leaving me be… Not long now… Soon I'll be able to rest… I can see it now… So beautiful…

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"Today we stand here in a world free of the fear that once consumed it. Today we celebrate our freedom, we morn our losses, and we give a final salute to a great man… A man who gave up everything to give us this freedom… A man who suffered greatly but still fought bravely… Today we give him our thanks for the hope he gave us and the hope he gave the future…"

"Goodbye Harry Potter and may you finally find the peace you deserve…"

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"Harry!"

"Mum! Dad! Padfoot! Moony!"

"Hey what about me? You haven't forgotten me have you?"

"I could never forget you love…"

-Fin-